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A group of 16 students and two professors from the Institute of Technology (TEC) in Costa Rica recently completed a three-week visit to Sacred Heart University where they took advanced English classes through SHU's English Language Institute (ELI) and volunteered at a variety of locations in Bridgeport. The trip was part of a mutual agreement of collaboration between SHU and TEC that was signed in December 2012 and kicked off with a service learning trip to Costa Rica by SHU students during their spring break in March 2014, said Matthew Kaye, director of Volunteer Programs and Service Learning. The students, who are studying everything from business administration, tourism and...

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A group of 16 students and two professors from the Institute of Technology (TEC) in Costa Rica recently completed a three-week visit to Sacred Heart University where they took advanced English classes through SHU's English Language Institute (ELI) and...

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TV: ABC, Univision.
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Where: Fortaleza. Time: 9 a.m. PDT.
TV: ESPN, Univision.
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